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Abstract 262: National Trends of 90?day Readmission Rates and Etiologies among Diabetics following Transient Ischemic Attack

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

from 2016‐2019 and secondary diagnosis of T2DM. Data was weighted to allow for representative nationwide estimates.ResultsWe identified 426,549 patients who were admitted with a primary diagnosis of TIA between 2016 and 2019. The primary diagnosis of the readmission was used to identify the etiology of readmission.

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Adherence to a handheld device-based atrial fibrillation screening protocol is associated with clinical outcomes

Heart BMJ

Objective To evaluate adherence and adherence consistency to the handheld ECG device-based screening protocol and their association with adverse cerebral and cardiovascular outcomes in two systematic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening programmes. to 2.32), p=0.001) and dementia (1.67 (1.27 to 2.19), p<0.001).

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Atrial fibrillation, a common consequence of high blood pressure in Western populations, is almost unheard of in the Tsimane Tribe. Dementia Up to 40% of dementia cases could be prevented by focusing on modifiable risk factors 11. In most Western populations, dementia consistently ranks as a leading cause of death.

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How To Test For Insulin Resistance

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2016. Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. PMID: 19138424; PMCID: PMC2635363.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Finally, much of this correlates well with The new Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score , just published in 2016, results of which are given below in the Annotated Bibliography. Negative predictors included dementia, pacemaker, coronary revascularization, and cerebrovascular disease.